Genre-blending Portland, OR-based Lost Ox have been cooking up their own all-original mix of prog rock, country Americana and funk since early 2017. Hot off recording their first full-length ablum, "Wildheart", the band brings their own brand of inventive playfulness to performances, weaving dark, murderous yarns in the same stride as delightfully groovy jive numbers, saturated richly with improvisation and interplay.
Members Only. Are we the finest physician-founded and -led 80s cover band in the land? Formed in 2005, we have rocked the Crystal Ballroom, the Aladdin, sold out the Ash Street Saloon 9 times over. It's not a contest, it's an invitation to partake in the spectacle. We're privileged to bring our extravaganza to the Star Theater this November. Hair crimped? Jelly bracelets? Neon? It's all here. Come dressed if you like, and come thirsty. We'll make your night or hurt ourselves trying.
A VALOURIAN THEATER with special guest
ICYBOX
DJ Miz Margo
Emerging from the beating heart of the west coast's theatrical underground - Valôurian Theatre ushers in a groundbreaking incarnation of visionary living artistry. Company founder Tiare Valouria with assistant director SolAura Pearl are at the helm of this arcane faction of symbiotic experimentation which weaves a 5th dimensional tapestry of expressionistic esoterica, avant-garde performance and whimsical danse nouveau resulting in a genre-bending manifestation that is redefining living theatre as we know it. https://www.facebook.com/visionarylivingtheatre/
Public Alter for offerings & Dia de Los Muertos costume competition with prizes!!
Formed nearly a decade ago in Vancouver, Canada, the garage-rock group grew out of founders Byran Nicol, Drew Wilky, and Mike Wilky's desire to hang out, listen to records and play music. After the trio uploaded a few demos to Myspace--this was 2008, after all--a small punk record label from Iowa reached out and asked if they wanted to do a single. The single quickly led to the group's first full-length album, the self-titled Dead Ghosts.
"We got lucky," Nicol, the group's frontman, recalls. "When we started playing, we were just messing with recording, and generally goofing around. We had no vision at all. We just wanted to play house parties or something--that was the limit of our aspirations."
Defying their own expectations, by 2015 the group had released two more albums--Can't Get No and Love and Death and All the Rest--both of which released on LA record label, Burger Records and embarked on several lengthy tours across Europe and US. Playing a distinctive brand of swaggering, blues-infused lo-fi rock, the five-piece quickly won over transatlantic fans and scored fresh fodder for their lyrics with their punk-rock antics.
"a sweat-inducing live experience that only gets hotter as the night goes on." - Time Out, NY
Started by four friends from Lima with a shared passion for traditional Afro-Peruvian music and global DJ culture, Novalima stands in the common ground bridging past and future, uniting tradition and innovation.
From their humble start, file-sharing musical ideas and producing their first album in separate countries at the dawn of the internet, Novalima is now a live musical force revered worldwide for breaking boundaries and uniting seemingly irreconcilable genres, communities, and generations. They have created an inspiring movement and revolutionized the music scene in their native Peru by bridging a longstanding divide between the mainstream and the minority Afro-Peruvian community, who have struggled against discrimination and cultural dissolution for generations.
During their career, Novalima has garnered worldwide critical acclaim from mainstream (NPR, UK Guardian, Wall Street Journal, La Presse, Metro, Billboard) and underground media (Giant Step, Remezcla, Sounds & Colors, Nat Geo) alike, delivered legendary performances around the world at festivals such as Roskilde, WOMAD, Pirineos Sur, NYC Central Park, Montreal Jazz Festival and Chicago's Millennium Park, earned a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album, and were featured in cult filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's hit Mexploitation movie Machete.
While their sound is futuristic and cutting-edge, the roots of Novalima's music reach back hundreds of years. In a far-too familiar tale, African slaves were brought to Peru as early as the 1500s until the middle of the 19th Century, establishing an outpost of the African-Diaspora on the Pacific coast of South America. Over the years, the soul and rhythms of Africa melded with the melodies and instruments of Europe and the Andes. The result is rich musical repertoire that existed for generations on the periphery of Peruvian popular culture.
The founders of Novalima, Ramon Perez-Prieto, Grimaldo Del Solar, Rafael Morales, and Carlos Li Carrillo, became friends and started playing together in Lima during their high school years, playing a pivotal part in the 80s underground hardcore punk, and the 90s psychedelic/acid-rock scenes. As children of artists and intellectuals, Ramon, Grimaldo, Rafael and Carlos were well educated and well traveled, and while they listened to traditional Peruvian folk music regularly in family reunions and in the street, they relentlessly explored new sounds in Rock, Dub Reggae, Latin and Electronic Music, which became grounds for their own discovery.
Taking a year off from touring during 2017, Novalima went back in the studio to explore and experiment with new sounds from Peru. This time around, the influences came not only from its African heritage but also from the exploration of ancient sounds, languages and instruments from the Andes and the Amazon. On this new album called Ch'usay (Voyage in Quechua, the native language of the Inkas) their 2nd release on DJ Nickodemus' Wonderwheel Recordings, Novalima goes one step further to enrich their sound by collaborating with new generations of local artists from the Peruvian music scene.
The release of the new album coincides with Novalima`s 15th Anniversary !
In the heady days of the early 1990s, a wave of intrepid young bands made some unexpected connections between their post-punk approach to music, the exultant electronic reverberations from the early days of Acid House and the sonic sculptures crafted by classic producers like Phil Spector. As these sounds coalesced, Spector's vaunted "Wall Of Sound" would be a handy touchstone for the immersive latticework of distortion and melody that would be off-handedly labeled later as "Shoegaze".
Even amongst a quasi-movement as loosely defined and musically divergent as this, Seefeel emerged as the black sheep. Conceived by Mark Clifford and Sarah Peacock, Seefeel immediately amalgamated electronics in ways most of their peers in traditional bands would never dream of, these sounds fused deeply with guitar, drums and bass into urgent melodic waves that on early releases like Quique and Succour oscillated between hopefulness, introspection and downright menace. As Warp co-founder Steve Beckett says, "Seefeel were the first band that Warp signed who had guitars - they were brave to sign to us because they became the 'older siblings' in the family and took all the flak by breaking the unwritten rules of an (up until then) purely dance label. After 1995's 'Succour' they stopped performing live, but we always kept in touch and then for the first Warp20 show in Paris we asked if they would play."
The immediate result of their live reformation in Paris was the single "Faults", the band's ranks now including bassist Shigeru Ishihara and former Boredoms drummer Iida Kazuhisa (aka E-Da). Their first release since 1996's (CH-VOX), "Faults" proved to be a clear and welcome progression for a group that had never been predictable. Drawing on everything from gamelan and krautrock to the fringes of underground bass music, Seefeel's new material has been met with a resounding "welcome back" and an instant affinity with new peers such as Gang Gang Dance, HEALTH, Battles and Salem.
"Moonchild will be partnering with charities nationwide to support causes that work to positively impact local communities. $1 from each ticket sale will be donated, details forthcoming.”'
Moonchild VIP Q&A Package include:
One general admission ticket
Early entry into the venue
Exclusive Q&A session with Moonchild
Personal photograph with Moonchild
Collectible B-sides poster; signed by Moonchild (limited print)
Exclusive VIP merchandise item
Official meet & greet laminate
Limited availability
Since the release of their critically acclaimed 'Voyager' album, Moonchild have toured the album across the world, with headline tours in North America, Asia and Europe as well as opening for The Internet and Kamasi Washington. Whilst travelling, the band wasted no time working on 'Little Ghost' as they started putting together beats and production ideas on the road. 'Little Ghost' is undoubtedly a continuation of the Moonchild story as the trio work together to achieve the sound they feel represents the band. This fondness for experimentation and teamwork follows across the release, particularly through the instrumentation with band members coming together to form harmonies and horn solos.
Moonchild is a combination of three independent strong-willed spirits, Amber Navran [vocals, tenor saxophone, flute, keyboards, synth bass, drum programming], Andris Mattson [trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards, synth bass, guitar, drum programming], and Max Bryk [alto saxophone, clarinet, keyboards, synth bass, drum programming].
With a unique style of alternative R&B, soul and new-school jazz that has cemented their spot in today's music scene, Moonchild continue to intertwine lyrical concepts with expansive glistening melodies, harmonies and irresistible interludes. Taking its name from the most emotional of celestial bodies (in the eyes of the band), 'Little Ghost' follows the widely-praised 'Voyager', 'Please Rewind' and 'Be Free' which were shown love by DJs like Gilles Peterson, Don Letts and Huey Morgan (BBC 6Music) to Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), Jamz Supernova (BBC 1XTRA) and Anthony Valadez (KCRW) alongside Jazz FM who named the band Soul Act Of The Year 2018. The releases garnered press and online praise from The Fader, Echoes Magazine, Saint Heron, Kick Mag, KCRW and Okayplayer, with 'Voyager' racking up 45 million streams on Spotify whilst the video for single "The List" has gained 7+ million views on YouTube.
Moonchild have collaborated and toured with highly-respected names from across music including Kamasi Washington, Stevie Wonder, The Internet, Jill Scott, been compared to the likes of Tom Misch and Jordan Rakei and built up a host of iconic supporters from Robert Glasper (who collaborated with Navran on his latest release with R+R=Now) and Laura Mvula to James Poyser, Jazzy Jeff, 9th Wonder and Tyler, The Creator.
Artists from across the roots musical landscape gather for a night showcasing some of music’s best young, contemporary talent! Matt Andersen is a powerhouse performer with a giant soul-filled voice, blues in his bones and commanding stage presence. He has built a formidable following the old fashioned way – touring worldwide and letting the converted audiences spread his reputation. Since moving to the US from her native Guatemala, Gaby Moreno has achieved remarkable success – she won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist, was nominated for an Emmy and has shared the stage with music luminaries such as Bono and Andrea Bocelli. Liz Vice has drawn comparisons to some of the greatest female soul singers of all time and both her albums (There’s A Light in 2015, Save Me in 2018) debuted on Billboard’s Gospel chart.
It has been written far and wide that June of 44 is from Louisville, Kentucky and in fact founding member Jeff Mueller is indeed a native of Louisville, yet June of 44 as a band began existence in the fall of 1994 in New York City. October and November of that year saw the band record it's first record "Engine Takes to the Water" at James Murphy's Downtown Brooklyn location of his Plantain Studios as well as performing their first series of concerts. Throughout the nineties Mueller with Doug Scharin, Fred Erskine, and Sean Meadows would continue to make records for Chicago's Quarterstick Records and play concerts in Taiwan, Guatemala, Europe, Australia, and North America. In 2018, June of 44 started playing select concerts again, and is currently working on new music. https://www.facebook.com/juneof44/
BRONCHO, Bad Behavior Stick your head out the window and sniff the air: there's a blizzard of badness brewing, and it's not blowing over anytime soon. Sure, the political leaders, bullies, and other villains of various venoms are dominating the headlines, but these days the list of troublemakers extends well beyond the usual suspects. From their home base in the Heartland, Tulsa, Oklahoma's BRONCHO have a unique vantage point from which to survey the sins. Churning out thoughtful, nuanced rock and roll with an art school spirit and a punk rock heart since 2010, the band's fourth album, Bad Behavior, finds them leaning into their strengths for their strongest effort yet. Following the catchy, playful vibe of previous albums Can't Get Past the Lips (2011) and Just Enough Hip to Be Woman (2014), as well as the deliberate sonic intent of 2016's sludgy, moodier art piece Double Vanity, the new record reveals BRONCHO's fly-on-the-crumbling-wall vision of our moral climate, complete with a reenergized, accessible sound and the charmingly sardonic, smiling-while-sneering delivery of singer and bandleader Ryan Lindsey. "It's a reflection of the current world: everybody's been acting badly over the last few years so we made a record about it," Lindsey says. "There are multiple ways of portraying something as 'bad,' and there are moments of self- reflection throughout the record as though we could be talking about ourselves--but not necessarily. It's observational, like we're looking through muddy binoculars from a distance. It's a blurry mirror image of the times from where we sit." Lindsey (vocals/guitar) and the band--Nathan Price (drums), Ben King (guitar), and Penny Pitchlynn (bass)--are a tight unit who have seen their songs featured at influential TV and radio and have toured the U.S. and Europe, including arenas with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, The Growlers, Portugal.The Man, and Cage The Elephant.
On their new album Shapeshifter II: Outbreak, New York-bred band TAUK offer an unsettling but ultimately exhilarating look at artificial intelligence and its potential to upend our world. With its dynamic sense of tension and cinematic mastery of mood, TAUK's all-instrumental blend of progressive rock, hip-hop, and jazz proves to be the perfect backdrop for such explorations, giving way to an album that's both powerfully hypnotic and intensely thought-provoking.
In creating Shapeshifter II: Outbreak, TAUK made that statement more deliberate and impactful than ever before. But while several upcoming videos and the vibrant artwork of illustrator Raul Urias add a new dimension to the album's concept, the band purposely maintained a certain open-endedness in its execution. "People tell us all kinds of stories about what our songs mean to them, and it's always cool to see how wide the gamut of those stories is," says Carter. "What the song means to me might not be the same as what it means to you, but that's one of the great things about this whole experience. There's room for everyone to develop whatever narrative they want."
"Bad Habitat's Nick Fury is turning heel. Our day one homie Victor is turning back time. We're all just trying to turn up.
Join Bad Habitat, with special guests Raise the Bridges, La Connecta, Talilo, Randal Wyatt (Speaker Minds), Sleep (Oldominion/Chicharones) and Hanif (Aka Luck-One) for a celebration of life, adventure, and local hip hop.
Hosted by DJ's Andy Stack and Lady X.
Runaway Productions founder and recent stroke survivor Anthony Sanchez himself gave us his blessing to throw this event as a Runaway Production, and we're gonna do our goddamn best not to fuck it up!"
Jenny and the Mexicats is a fusion of nationalities and personalities, a band that has a very particular history, more than anything accidental. The band had its beginnings in Madrid as Pachucos and the princess , in June 2008.
It all started when Icho (double bass) invited Jenny to live in Madrid. Jenny, 20 years old, had arrived at the right place. Icho called the best guitarist he knew, Pantera a guitarist with flamenco technique very versatile, Icho and he had played together for many years in a rockabilly group and in another punk group in his hometown in Mexico.
Pantera proposed to a colleague who played the cajón instead of drums, and David arrived, an extraordinary Spanish box, with which he had already shared the stage in the world of flamenco.
This is how the little adventure of an English girl who emigrates to Spain in search of new sounds is born, and gives rise to Jenny and the Mexicats.
Shafty returns to the Star Theater for our *6th annual* pre-Thanksgiving celebration, with two shows to get those jams from us to you! No openers, just 4 nice long sets of Phishy goodness!
Expect the unexpected! Huge grooves, deep experimental dives into songs and the spaces between, songs cut into pieces and reconstructed elsewhere, and some crushing arena rock to glue it all together!
Shafty returns to the Star Theater for our *6th annual* pre-Thanksgiving celebration, with two shows to get those jams from us to you! No openers, just 4 nice long sets of Phishy goodness!
Expect the unexpected! Huge grooves, deep experimental dives into songs and the spaces between, songs cut into pieces and reconstructed elsewhere, and some crushing arena rock to glue it all together!
RAF was formed in 2011 with a simple goal - create punchy, danceable, music with as much style and attitude as possible. This is Mod music from Across the Pond. A full frontal assault of catchy 3 minute songs delivered in sharp suits and vintage instruments. No standing around. The foursome of lads includes Chris Rich (guitar & vox), John Crawford (bass & vox), Josh Millman (guitar & vox) and Brad Pharis (drums). Come be a part of "The British Inversion." We are the Mods!
"The Reverberations are a psychedelic pop band hailing from Portland, OR. With 60's influences alongside modern sounds, The Reverberations blend the past with the present and create a dreamy, swirling, psychedelic experience."
DJ "The Incredible Bobby Terrell" will be joining us!!
